Lobo, Joseph Oswald Maurice
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Oswald Maurice |
Surname | Lobo |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Maurice Peter Lobo and of Anne Isabel Lobo (Nee Van Reyk), of Kandy, Ceylon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z8975 |
Markings | LN-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 47. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 200 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1153101 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Ceylon |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/10316 (P363820/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-11-1941 |
End Date | 16-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Emden |
Reason for Loss | Indicated successful attack on w/t. Presumed lost at sea on return leg |